- Facebook Live: Brain Stimulation Therapiesby National Institute of Mental Health on May 1, 2024 at 12:00 pm
NIMH expert Sarah H. Lisanby, M.D. will describe common types of brain stimulation therapies, and why they are used, dispel misconceptions, and highlight NIMH-supported research in this area.
- Practice-Based Suicide Prevention Centers Meetingby National Institute of Mental Health on April 10, 2024 at 12:00 pm
The directors of the Practice-Based Suicide Prevention Research Centers will provide an overview of each of the projects and help each other achieve their common mission.
- Novel Treatment Helps Children With Severe Irritabilityby National Institute of Mental Health on April 5, 2024 at 12:00 pm
A new study by NIMH researchers demonstrated the effectiveness, feasibility, and safety of exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy for severe irritability and temper outbursts in children. The positive results set the foundation to continue exploring exposure therapy as a potential treatment for childhood irritability.
- NICHD-NIMH Workshop: Impact of Technology and Digital Media on Child and Adolescent Development and Mental Healthby National Institute of Mental Health on April 4, 2024 at 12:00 pm
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the National Institute of Mental Health discuss the impact of technology and digital media on child and adolescent development and mental health.
- Information Session: NIMH Intramural Research Program Training Opportunities (March)by National Institute of Mental Health on March 28, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Undergraduates, graduate students, medical students, and postdoctoral fellows are invited to learn about training opportunities available in the NIMH Intramural Research Program.
- Revolutionizing the Study of Mental Disordersby National Institute of Mental Health on March 27, 2024 at 12:00 pm
The Research Domain Criteria Initiative (RDoC) represented a new way to conceptualize the study of mental illnesses. In celebration of NIMH's 75th Anniversary, we reflect on the beginning and progress of this initiative.
- Study Reveals Potential Neural Marker for Social Impairment in Psychotic Disordersby National Institute of Mental Health on March 25, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Research funded by NIMH found a link between a low level of social interest among people with psychotic disorders and brain regions in the social motivation system.
- NIH Researchers Identify Brain Connections Associated With ADHD in Youthby National Institute of Mental Health on March 13, 2024 at 12:00 pm
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered that symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are tied to atypical interactions between the brain’s frontal cortex and information processing centers deep in the brain.
- Life with Schizoaffective Disorderby National Institute of Mental Health on March 11, 2024 at 12:00 pm
In this lived experience feature story, Ray Lay describes the challenges of living with schizoaffective disorder and his later success in life.
- Hidden Histories: Racial Injustice at St. Elizabeths Mental Hospitalby National Institute of Mental Health on March 1, 2024 at 12:00 pm
A decade before the end of slavery, Washington D.C.'s St. Elizabeths Hospital began treating Black patients for mental illnesses. As the nation's first integrated, federally funded mental health facility, the concept was groundbreaking, but as history shows us, inclusion did not mean equality. In this episode, we'll talk with Boston College Professor of History Dr. Martin Summers, author of "Madness in the City of Magnificent Intentions." We'll discuss how ideas of false racial differences shaped the inequitable care of the hospital's Black patients and learn how those ideas evolved over time.